Title

'William receives a fatal hurt at Mantes', 1087 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

Caption

'William receives a fatal hurt at Mantes', 1864. William the Conqueror, (1028-1087) fell off his horse after setting Mantes ablaze, and suffered mortal injuries. He was fifty-nine years old and had ruled England for twenty-one years. From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 by James E. Doyle. [Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, London, 1864]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1864

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D09_344

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45,1Mb (2,8Mb) / 14,1in x 12,4in / 4222 x 3732 (300dpi)

Keywords

outdoors animal England people male man men animals horses horse destruction night country France day monarch guy smoke burning fire English color colour king royal death war location century fatal royalty horseback Yvelines concept rearing time of day warfare publication 19th century Ile-de-France Norman nineteenth century history The Print Collector 11th century sovereign TGN William the Conqueror King of England William Duke of Normandy engraving portrait William I Eleventh Century King William I William of Normandy James William Edmund Doyle James Doyle Longman & Co Mantes-la-Jolie Doyle James William Edmund Chronicle of England His Majesty Longman Roberts & Green Longman & Co engraving portrait